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Make Herbs Your Hobby 
Useful for Fragrance — Flavoring—Medicinal and Ornamental Purposes 
H erbs take but Httle room in the garden. 
They are valuable for flavoring, for the 
fragrance they impart to the home and for the 
ornamental qualities of some varieties when 
used in the flower garden. 
Culture— Plant in rich, mellow soil early in the Spring 
in very shallow drills 1 ft. apart and thin out or trans' 
plant to 6 ins. apart in the row. The varieties used in 
dry form should be cut on a dry day before they have 
come into full bloom. Tie in bunches and hang in the 
shade. Dry quickly, bottle or pack tightly in boxes 
with the air entirely excluded. 
ANISE. Annual. 14 to 16 ins. Seeds used for flavor' 
ing bread, cakes, cordials and garnishing. 
Oz., 15c; J /4 lb., 50c.Hrt. 10c 
BALM. Perennial. I'/i ft. Lemon scented leaves used 
for seasoning, fruit drinks and liqueurs. 
Vi oz., 30c.Pkt. 10c 
BASIL, SWEET. Annual. 1 ft. Leaves used for sea¬ 
soning, salads, soups and fruit drinks. 
Oz., 15c; 1/4 lb., 50c.Pkt. 10c 
BORAGE. Annual. V/i ft. Leaves used for garnish¬ 
ing and cordials. Also cut flowers. 
Oz., 15c; V4 lb., 50c.Pkt. 10c 
CARAWAY. Biennial. 2 ft. Seed used for flavoring 
bread, pastry, baked fruits and liqueurs. 
Oz., 15c; 1/4 lb., 25c.Pkt. 10c 
CATNIP. Perennial. 1 ft. Leaves used for medicine, 
seasoning and tonic for animals. 
Vi OZ-, 35c.Pkt. 10c 
CHERVIL. Double or Plain. Annual. 1 ft. Leaves 
used for seasoning. 
Oz., 20c; V4 lb., 60c.Pkt. 10c 
CHIVES. Perennial. 6 ins. Leaves of onion-like flavor 
used for salads, soups and stews. 
Vi oz., 45c; Oz., 80c.Pkt. 10c 
CORIANDER. Annual. 2 ft. Seeds used for flavoring 
candy, medicine and cordials. 
Oz., 15c; 1/4 lb., 25c.Pkt. 10c 
DILL, MAMMOTH. Annual. 2 to 3 ft. Seeds and 
leaves used for dill pickles and dill sauce. 
Oz., 15c; 1/4 lb., 30c; lb., 90c.Pkt. 10c 
FENNEL, SWEET. Biennial. 3 to 4 ft. Edible stalks 
like celery. Leaves for flavoring sauces and soups. 
Seeds to flavor candy and medicine. 
Oz., 15c; V 4 lb., 40c.Pkt. 10c 
HOREHOUND. Perennial. 2 to 3 ft. Used for flavor¬ 
ing cough syrups and candy. 
Oz., 30c; 1/4 lb., ^1.00.Pkt. 10c 
LAVENDER. Perennial. 2 ft. Extracted oil is used 
for perfumes and soaps. Dried leaves to scent linen 
closets. Also a moth repellent. 
Oz., 30c; 1/4 lb., 90c.Pkt. 10c 
MARJORAM, SWEET. Perennial. 2 ft. Leaves used 
for seasoning salads, soups and poultry dressings. 
Oz., 30c; V 4 lb., ^1.00.^t. 10c 
MINT. Perennial. 2 ft. Leaves used to flavor sauces, 
tea and liqueurs.Pkt. 25c 
ROSEMARY. Perennial. 3 to 4 ft. Leaves used for 
seasoning meats and soups. Very fragrant. 
Oz., 40c; 1/4 lb., ^1.25.Pkt. 10c 
RUE. Perennial. 1 ft. Bitter leaves used by Italians 
in salads and for seasoning. 
V 2 oz., 30c; Oz., 50c.Pkt. 10c 
SAFFRON. Annual. 1 ft. Yellow flowers used for 
coloring and flavoring. 
V 2 oz., 25c; Oz., 45c.Pkt. 10c 
SAGE. Perennial. 1 ft. Leaves used for seasoning 
meats and poultry dressings. 
Oz., 30c; 1/4 lb., 90c.Pkt. 10c 
SAVORY, SUMMER. Annual. 10 ins. Leaves and 
shoots used in salads and for flavoring dressings, 
soups, stews, snap beans, etc. 
Oz., 15c; 1/4 lb., 50c.Pkt. 10c 
THYME. Perennial. 10 ins. Leaves used in combi¬ 
nation with other herbs for seasoning meat, gravy, 
fillings, etc. 
Oz., 35c; 1/4 lb., $1.15.Pkt. 10c 
WORMWOOD. Perennial. 4 to 5 ft. Bitter leaves 
used for medicines and liqueurs. 
Oz., 30c; V4 lb., 90c.Pkt. 10c 
Tobacco 
1 Oz- for 5000 Plants Sufficient for 1 Acre 
Culture—A very clean piece of land is best for tobacco 
plant beds. It is customary to burn a piece of land in 
the woods for plant beds. This destroys grass, weeds 
and insects, adds fertility through the action of the 
wood ashes and leaves the ground in good order. Sow 
the seeds in the South about February and protect by 
plant-bedcloth to keep off tobacco flies. In the North 
plant from the middle of March to the middle of April. 
For an even distribution of seed sow at the rate of an 
even teaspoonful of seed mixed with two quarts of 
sand for 100 sq. ft. of bed. Press them into the surface 
with a roller or plank rather than cover with soil. When 
large enough and weather is settled during May or June, 
set the plants out in highly manured or fertilized soil 
in 3Vi ft- rows, 3 ft. between the plants. Shallow cul¬ 
tivation to maintain a loose, fine, mulch about the 
plant, with frequent hoeing to keep down weeds is es¬ 
sential. To develop the lower leaves more fully, break 
off the top of the plant about the third branch below 
the seed head, remove suckers frequently and be on 
constant guard for worming. Tobacco may be sun or 
flue-cured. 
BONANZA. Especially adapted to sandy soils. It will 
make either a bright or a mahogany of good weight. 
Leaf medium long, rather broad tapering and easily 
cured. Popular in the South. 
CONNECTICUT SEED LEAF. A very desirable cigar 
variety used extensively in all the Northern cigar leaf 
States. A handsome leaf, ripening uniformly and 
possessing a choice texture and delightful flavor. 
ANY OF THE ABOVE TOBACCO SEED 
PENNSYLVANIA SEED LEAF. The same in every 
respect to the Connecticut Seed Leaf except the 
strain is adapted to Pennsylvania. 
IMPROVED GOLD LEAF. The popular flue-cured 
tobacco so widely used in the Southern bright tobacco 
belt. Likes a sandy soil. Plant upright with long, 
broad, tapering leaves. Ripens uniformly. The 
easiest of all to cure into a high grade, bright leaf of 
rich golden yellow. 
SWEET or LITTLE ORONOKO. The best variety to 
grow in the South for sun curing which makes a 
natural chewing tobacco. Also used for wrappers and 
fillers. Leaf very long, narrow and pointed. Cures 
bright. 
WARNE. One of the best bright flue-cured varieties. 
Adapted to a wide range of soils and produces a good 
crop over the entire bright tobacco belt of the South. 
Next to Gold Leaf in popularity. Leaf long, medium- 
broad, pointed and fine texture. Cures bright with 
fine silky quality. 
IMPROVED WHITE BURLEY. A variety adapted to 
a wide range of uses and almost all kinds of soils in 
the tobacco sections of the South. Leaf medium long, 
broad, fine texture and easily cured. Makes an ex¬ 
cellent chewing tobacco or a fine pipe smoke. 
IMPROVED YELLOW ORONOKO. A reliable 
bright sort adapted to any Southern section where 
bright tobacco will grow. Used for wrappers and 
fillers. Leaf medium long, wide and tapering to a 
blunt point. Easy to cure. 
Pkt. 10c; ^ Oz. 25c; Oz. 40c; M Lb. ^1.25; Lb. ^4.50 
